The Creative Circus

Course Spotlight: Design

At The Creative Circus, our design curriculum grounds students in design principles and teaches them innovative approaches to solving any challenge. Learn to craft, design and produce various media to convey your message with a spectrum of formats and dimensions.

“As a creative person, people will tell you you’re talented and amazing, but that you’ll never make money with your creativity. Now is the time to prove all those people wrong. At the Circus, students can unleash their creativity, stoke its fire, and transform creativity into a career. Technology will always move forward, but if you don’t know the fundamentals and basics of design, technology is irrelevant. Trends come and go. Our goal is to teach the design skills students need to experiment, imagine and build. Not to follow trends, but to create them.”

Colleen Finn, Orientation Leader & Instructor, Design

Course Spotlight: Art Direction

The art direction curriculum at The Creative Circus is designed to balance creativity with strategy. Students will be equipped with the skills needed to navigate and excel in these real-world challenges, preparing them for success in the industry.

“Circus people have such a sense of love and pride for the school, and we all feel bound together. There’s so much authentic, genuine love for it – it’s an institution that changed people’s lives, gave them a purpose. The Circus gave people like me a place to take their raw creativity and hone it skills into something marketable, into a very rewarding career. When you can monetize the thing you love, that’s a gift.”

Jen Mageau, Instructor, Art Direction

"To have something that was in my past become part of my future is a wonderful gift. Not just for me, but for all The Creative Circus grads who wish to give back. I am excited that the instructors are full of Circus grads and that the legacy continues. In this new evolution, we will be able to give more students access to the creative industries.”

Berwyn Hung, Director

Mike Jones-Kelley, The Creative Circus founder and longtime leader on the school’s reimagining:

“When we founded the Circus, it was about building a place where students belonged because of their talent, not their background or bank account. Now the legacy continues. And with Circus alumni as teachers, we’ll instantly get that spirit back. The Circus will once again be filled with enthusiastic, idealistic people who are intensely focused on beauty, creativity and excellence. I hope the Circus can help make students believe in their own talent and aim high.”